Microeconomics
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Author: Campbell R. McConnell, Stanley L. Brue, Sean Masaki Flynn Dr.
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Suppose that there are two sectors in the economy : a unionized and a non - unionized one . The labor demand function in each sector is L = 500,000-25w . There are 500,000 people avail able to supply their labor and their decision doesn't depend on the wage . People in both sec tors are equally skilled and experienced for the job in either sector . Assume that the union sets a wage at the rate of $ 15,000 in the union sector . Hint : for these questions below , use posted textbook solutions file for the end - of - the chapter 10 exercises .
6a). Suppose that each sector decides to hire 50 % of the people available to work and supplying their labor . Calculate what the competitive market wage would be in this case . Show your calcu lations . Answer :
6b) . Calculate how many people will the unionized sector be able to employ at most . Show your calculations . Answer :
Which statement is false regarding unions?
O a) With unions successfully raising wages for workers, it can also reduce overall
employment.
b) When unions drive up wages for workers, it results in an incentive for firms to
hire more workers.
OC) Unions drive up wages and benefits for workers by asserting market power
over employers.
O d) It is possible that raising wages for union workers can lead to higher
productivity than nonunion workers because union workers are more likely to
stay on the job longer.
Complete the following labor supply table for a firm hiring labor competitively: LO17.2
Show graphically the labor supply and marginal resource (labor) cost curves for this firm. Are the curves the same or different? If they are different, which one is higher?
Plot the labor demand data of review question 2 in Chapter 16 on the graph used in part a above. What are the equilibrium wage rate and level of employment?
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